Republican leaders in the state Assembly said Monday they’re still waiting for action on bills lingering in committees controlled by majority Democrats.

The two proposals would prohibit payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave and would allow towns flexibility with civil service law concerning seasonal appointments and temporary layoffs.
The sick leave legislation has four primary sponsors and 19 co-sponsors, all of them Republican.

Democrats passed their own version of sick leave reform legislation, which would have provided $15,000 payout of those benefits, but it was vetoed by Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Republicans want to eliminate any cash value for unused sick days and limit the ability to carry forward unused vacation days to one year only.

“End this sick pay where you get paid when you’re not sick,’’ Bramnick said. “I’m pleading to my friends across the aisle that this is the time to finish the job.’’

Tom Hester Jr., spokesman for the Assembly Democrats, said, “The Assembly passed sick leave and civil service reforms last session, only to see the governor veto them entirely for political purposes. Republicans should spend more time working with Democrats to create jobs and economic development, fund women’s health care, and provide middle-class property tax relief. Instead they hold partisan news conferences and vote against these core values for middle-class New Jersey.’’

The Republicans also called for action on the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which would authorize a pilot program to create corporate-supported vouchers allowing at-risk students to attend private or parochial schools.